A Tale of Two (High-Tech, WiFi) Scales

1/2/2013 9:00AM

Can a high-tech scale help you keep those New Year's health resolutions? What if they automatically shared your weight goals to your social networks? AllThingsD's Lauren Goode tries out the FitBit Aria Scale and the Withings WS-30 scale.

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